{"id":25928,"date":"2020-07-28T12:36:46","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T16:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=25928"},"modified":"2020-07-28T12:36:46","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T16:36:46","slug":"i-have-tons-of-uoft-related-headaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=25928","title":{"rendered":"i have tons of uoft related headaches :("},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello! i absolutely love what you do here, it\u2019s so helpful and has stopped more than a few of my uoft related headaches haha. I\u2019m a first year and I got into all of my courses except for CLA160H (in person). There\u2019s 33 people in the class and thankfully I\u2019m the 1st on the waitlist. The online-synchronous CLA160H still has a lot of room so should I wait it out on the waitlist? Are my chances good? Or would it be wise to just enroll in the online class? thanks so much, have a great day!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>hey there!<\/p>\n<p>if you&#8217;re first on the waitlist, i&#8217;d say that your chances are probably good. the rule of thumb is generally that if you&#8217;re in the top 10 percent of a waitlist (in this case, if you are number 1, 2, or 3) the waitlist will move quickly enough for you to make it into the class. if you&#8217;re really set on the in-person section, i would say that it&#8217;s probably worth staying on the waitlist.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3o7aTLkyh3yAG6DEuQ\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p>now, a bit of a disclaimer: i have no clue how the hybrid model is gonna be affecting this rule of thumb, given that one of either online or in-person classes may be more in demand. plus, people&#8217;s plans are likely a little more unstable this year than they have been other years, which may affect waitlist movement as well. all this uncertainty is not my vibe.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/KEYEWal3Bvfx0mWy3E\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p>but the rule of thumb is what we know, and what we go by. i&#8217;m sure people will still be dropping classes\/switching courses around. just keep an eye on the waitlist. you might even get off the waitlist soon, if you&#8217;re lucky\u2014 i&#8217;m already off one of mine, and i was in the top 10 percent.<\/p>\n<p>i hope this helped and that the rest of your course enrolment went well!<\/p>\n<p>be Boundless,<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello! i absolutely love what you do here, it\u2019s so helpful and has stopped more than a few of my uoft related headaches haha. I\u2019m a first year and I got into all of my courses except for CLA160H (in person). There\u2019s 33 people in the class and thankfully I\u2019m the 1st on the waitlist. The online-synchronous CLA160H still has a lot of room so should I wait it out on the waitlist? Are my chances good? Or would it be wise to just enroll in the online class? thanks so much, have a great day!! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 hey there! if you&#8217;re first on the waitlist, i&#8217;d say that your chances are probably good. the rule of thumb is generally that if you&#8217;re in the top 10 percent of a waitlist (in this case, if you are number 1, 2, or 3) the waitlist will move quickly enough for you to make it into the class. if you&#8217;re really set on the in-person section, i would say that it&#8217;s probably worth staying on the waitlist. now, a bit of a disclaimer: i have no clue how the hybrid model is gonna be affecting this rule of thumb, given that one of either online or in-person classes may be more in demand. plus, people&#8217;s plans are likely a little more unstable this year than they have been other years, which may affect waitlist movement as well. all this uncertainty is not my vibe. but the rule of thumb is what we know, and what we go by. i&#8217;m sure people will still be dropping classes\/switching courses around. just keep an eye on the waitlist. you might even get off the waitlist soon, if you&#8217;re lucky\u2014 i&#8217;m already off one of mine, and i was in the top 10 percent. i hope this helped and that the rest of your course enrolment went well! be Boundless, aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,263,155],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-enrollment","category-enrolment","category-wait-list"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hello! i absolutely love what you do here, it\u2019s so helpful and has stopped more than a few of my uoft related headaches haha. 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